LONDON: West Bromwich Albion contacted the police over racist abuse despatched on social media to Callum Robinson after the ahead scored twice in a 5-2 victory at Chelsea within the Premier League on Saturday.
Monkey emojis have been despatched on Instagram to Robinson, who’s Black, from an account purporting to be a Chelsea fan however and not using a full identify or picture. Robinson posted a screengrab of the abuse on Instagram Stories.
Albion has contacted West Midlands Police to report racist social media posts directed at Callum Robinson, the membership tweeted. We are appalled by the despicable messages and can provide Callum the assistance and assist he could require in response to the incident.
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